A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison students traveled to New York City for a week in June to visit the United Nations headquarters and, through the lens of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), examine …
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International students, families visit local family farm
A group of UW-Madison international students, along with some family members, enjoyed a Wisconsin experience by visiting a local family farm on Sunday, June 30, 2013. The international group traveled by bus to the farm …
Fulbright spotlight: Hilmes bound for Nottingham for US-UK broadcast research
Like millions of Americans, Michele Hilmes watches Downton Abbey. But please don’t bother her when the show is on, because she is working. Hilmes, a professor of Media and Cultural Studies and chair of the …
Seven UW-Madison students awarded Boren Scholarships, Fellowships
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduates are receiving David L. Boren Scholarships to fund their study abroad during the 2013-14 academic year. Also, three UW–Madison graduate students are receiving 2013-14 Boren Fellowships to support their dissertation …
Fulbright profile: Discovering European cities through printmaking
Galen Gibson-Cornell, a graduating MFA student who specializes in printmaking and lithography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will travel to Budapest, Hungary on a Fulbright scholarship for a project titled “Urban Portrait of Budapest,” which …
AIS aims to raise visibility, coordination of international student organizations
As the 2012 University of Wisconsin–Madison Homecoming Parade was about to begin, Mou Jian (MJ) Teo stood in front of his group’s float. Adorned with flags from all over the world, the float had taken …
Meet Zig Hampel-Arias, UW-Madison’s Fulbright Ambassador
As the new Fulbright Alumni Ambassador at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Zig Hampel-Arias likes to share his experiences as a Fulbright-supported researcher in Argentina to help encourage prospective applicants. Hampel-Arias and International Fellowships Officer Crawley …
Fulbright Information session for Undergrads, Noon, Tuesday, January 29 in Union South
If you are an undergraduate interested in pursuing a project abroad after you graduate, this session is for you. Undergraduates at all levels are welcome to attend; it’s never too early to find out what …
UW alum creates internships that link professional skills, Japanese language
More than 20 years ago, Jason Shin made a life-changing decision. Shin, then an engineering student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, decided to study Japanese. “I knew if I had Japanese language skills as an …
Program helps international students reach into the community
Mariko Hasebe, a Ph.D. candidate in UW–Madison’s Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, saw a divide. She noticed that her international and American peers gathered in separate groups. Such observations inspired Hasebe, who comes from Tokyo, Japan, to …